I think the song is about a woman he knew who has died, all these references to 'her eyes' is his memory of this dead persons eyes coming into his mind and every time it happens it takes him away and hes lost in sad memories. 'Carrion' is a play on words where hes telling himself to carry on but also a reference to the decaying memory of this woman.
[Dead eyes speaking volumes
But our lips refuse move
Could this ever be the last time?
The final time that we see this through?]
This is an ambiguous reference to the fact it is a dead persons eyes hes speaking about, but also that hes staring into the eyes of someone in the room who is also grieving over the same person at the same time, and they silently wonder if they will ever get over the death because they keep grieving again and again.
[Give me the strength to return, return the breath you've stolen
Give me the means to resist (resist)
Her heart I've broken again
Reflection built upon sorrow
We're walking the darkest roads
Within chests carved with regret]
This speaks about how he becomes breathless when he remembers her and he is looking for strength. Hes suggesting on the third line that hes broken her heart and he regrets it, reinforced by the mention of regret at the end of the verse. [we're walking the darkest roads] seems like a reference to there being two people grieving together.
Additionally [her heart I've broken again] is written ambiguously because it doesn't follow on from the previous line, this is so that you can also interpret it as 'her heart...' being an unfinished thought suggesting that she had a good heart and it is causing him to suffer more. Then he continues to say hes 'broken again' ie. hes cracked again and is grieving more heavily.
[We've been running blind
Now we're falling through the cracks
We're left running
We are running blind
Now we're falling
Falling through the cracks
Back to the world of the dead]
This refers to how life is now hollow for the two people and that they have lost direction and feel like they are 'falling' in life and will be until they die. Also alluding to the risk of suicide.
[Her shining eyes (her shining eyes)
Her shining eyes mark out(our) return
Back to the world of the dead]
this is a reference to his belief that the eyes he remembers are a true vision of her dead self looking at him and that he will see her again when he dies. 'Shining eyes' suggesting she is either crying or she shines like someone pure.
[My love I left
My heart I left
With my promise to return
A promise to return]
This is acknowledging she is someone he loved and suggesting that he promised to literally return to her whilst she was alive but he didn't get chance to, which may be why he has regrets. Or alternatively that he has a broken heart and hes waiting to die to join her.
The lyrics are written ambiguously enough to interpret in at least two distinctive ways. Alternatively there is the way other people have interpreted it where he is struggling to approach someone he has just met because he is getting over the heartbreak of his previous partner. Who has similar eyes to this new woman, or that this new woman has had a similar heartbreak and is struggling to approach him as well. And then more interpretations are available... the sign of a very good piece of writing!!
I don't know what compelled me to write this essay, but i hope it helps bring more meaning to this song for people!
Amazing song...
I think the song is about a woman he knew who has died, all these references to 'her eyes' is his memory of this dead persons eyes coming into his mind and every time it happens it takes him away and hes lost in sad memories. 'Carrion' is a play on words where hes telling himself to carry on but also a reference to the decaying memory of this woman.
[Dead eyes speaking volumes But our lips refuse move Could this ever be the last time? The final time that we see this through?]
This is an ambiguous reference to the fact it is a dead persons eyes hes speaking about, but also that hes staring into the eyes of someone in the room who is also grieving over the same person at the same time, and they silently wonder if they will ever get over the death because they keep grieving again and again.
[Give me the strength to return, return the breath you've stolen Give me the means to resist (resist) Her heart I've broken again Reflection built upon sorrow We're walking the darkest roads Within chests carved with regret]
This speaks about how he becomes breathless when he remembers her and he is looking for strength. Hes suggesting on the third line that hes broken her heart and he regrets it, reinforced by the mention of regret at the end of the verse. [we're walking the darkest roads] seems like a reference to there being two people grieving together.
Additionally [her heart I've broken again] is written ambiguously because it doesn't follow on from the previous line, this is so that you can also interpret it as 'her heart...' being an unfinished thought suggesting that she had a good heart and it is causing him to suffer more. Then he continues to say hes 'broken again' ie. hes cracked again and is grieving more heavily.
[We've been running blind Now we're falling through the cracks We're left running We are running blind Now we're falling Falling through the cracks Back to the world of the dead]
This refers to how life is now hollow for the two people and that they have lost direction and feel like they are 'falling' in life and will be until they die. Also alluding to the risk of suicide.
[Her shining eyes (her shining eyes) Her shining eyes mark out(our) return Back to the world of the dead]
this is a reference to his belief that the eyes he remembers are a true vision of her dead self looking at him and that he will see her again when he dies. 'Shining eyes' suggesting she is either crying or she shines like someone pure.
[My love I left My heart I left With my promise to return A promise to return]
This is acknowledging she is someone he loved and suggesting that he promised to literally return to her whilst she was alive but he didn't get chance to, which may be why he has regrets. Or alternatively that he has a broken heart and hes waiting to die to join her.
The lyrics are written ambiguously enough to interpret in at least two distinctive ways. Alternatively there is the way other people have interpreted it where he is struggling to approach someone he has just met because he is getting over the heartbreak of his previous partner. Who has similar eyes to this new woman, or that this new woman has had a similar heartbreak and is struggling to approach him as well. And then more interpretations are available... the sign of a very good piece of writing!!
I don't know what compelled me to write this essay, but i hope it helps bring more meaning to this song for people!
Cheers,
Cameron